Local News

A recent legal settlement with Spotlight PA mandates that the university disclose what trustees are doing during their private conference sessions.

TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than $8,000 worth of unclaimed property has been returned to Tunkhannock Township.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Senator Rosemary Brown, Representative Jack Rader and Tunkhannock Township Vice-Chairman Kevin Wieand made the announcement Wednesday that the $8,360 was reported to the Treasury as an insurance premium refund from 2019.

YMCA board president accused of $7K theft on nonprofit’s credit card

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that a woman who has been posing as a nurse since 2020 in facilities across Pennsylvania has been charged.

According to PSP, Shannon Womack worked as an LPN, RN, and RN supervisor at several facilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.

Sarah Healthcare Facility in Bradford County was a facility that Womack worked at within the last year, where she pretended to be a nurse, authorities say.

DANVILLE — The annual Feed a Friend Thanksgiving food giveaway in Danville got a boost recently from the First Community Foundation Partnership.

SUNBURY — The Sunbury Code Department is hosting a tire recycling event Aug. 9.

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A truck-mounted mosquito spraying is planned for areas of Lycoming County on Wednesday.

The spray is designed to control adult mosquito populations and is not harmful to humans or other animals.

Police say man tried to pull gun on officers

The following municipalities will be sprayed for adult mosquitoes:

Armstrong Township

Loyalsock Township

Mountoursville

South Williamsport

The spraying will be conducted on the evening of Wednesday, July 23, with a rain date of Thursday, July 24.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man is in custody after he attempted to pull a gun on officers after threatening to kill a woman.

On July 20, around midnight, officers responded to a 911 call in which multiple people could be heard screaming before the line disconnected.

According to the criminal complaint, officers saw a black SUV pulling out of the driveway when arriving on the scene in Dunmore. They conducted a traffic stop and pulled over 35-year-old Jose Eduardo Perez-Moya in Scranton.

Editor's Note: Based on changing information from police, this article has been updated to reflect the correct gender of the driver.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three people were sent to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into Public Square in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday morning.

On July 22, around 2:00 a.m., reports of a vehicle crashing into Public Square were made.

Once on the scene, officers said a Volkswagen Tiguan had left the roadway and entered Public Square before striking a concrete pillar.

MIFFLIN TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators have released the probable cause of a helicopter crash in Columbia County that left the pilot dead.

First responders were called to a reported helicopter crash in the 100 block of Mifflin X Road in Mifflin Township on August 12, 2023.

According to the Aviation Investigation Final Report, the pilot, 39-year-old Theodore Farwell, of Orangeville, was crop dusting a field at the time of the crash.

CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators stated the former president of the Greater Carbondale YMCA’s board of trustees is charged after allegedly making $7,000 worth of personal transactions on a nonprofit’s credit card.

According to the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office, 63-year-old William Farber Jr., of Fell Township, was questioned after a complaint was received in April 2024, regarding missing funds at the Greater Carbondale YMCA.